atherothrombosis

ath·er·o·throm·bo·sis

(ath'er-ō-throm-bō'sis),

Thrombus formation in an atheromatous vessel.

atherothrombosis

[ath′ərō′thrombō′sis]

a condition in which a thrombus originates in an atheromatous blood vessel.

atherothrombosis

Clotting of blood within an artery at the site of an atheromatous plaque. Atherothrombosis is the principal cause of death in the Western world because of its complications—heart attack, stroke, limb gangrene, and ischaemic organ disease including dementia. Antiplatelet therapy to prevent atherothrombosis can reduce vascular disease mortality by 15 per cent and non-fatal vascular events by 30 per cent.

sup][35],[36],[37] Further research is required to explore the effect, pathogenesis, and preventive measures of the potential risk factors, including concomitant factors, related to atherothrombosis in CVT recurrence.

The lack of a protective effect from B vitamin supplementation is disappointing, yet the error of this reductionist approach to vascular disease should not be compounded by the erroneous reductionist conclusion that homocysteine does not directly promote atherothrombosis.

The 4-year results from the Reduction of Atherothrombosis for Continued Health (REACH) registry also added new evidence on the role of polyvascular disease, the study's "most potent predictor of future ischemic events.

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